Maybert, California

Maybert
—  Former settlement  —
Maybert Location in California
Coordinates: 39°21′10″N 120°41′59″W / 39.35278°N 120.69972°W / 39.35278; -120.69972Coordinates: 39°21′10″N 120°41′59″W / 39.35278°N 120.69972°W / 39.35278; -120.69972
Country	United States
State	California
County	Nevada County
Elevation[1]	3,245 ft (989 m)

Maybert is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Situated at an elevation of 3,245 ft (989 m) above sea level,^[1] it still appeared on maps as of 1902.^[1] Maybert is located on the South Yuba River, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south-southeast of Graniteville.^[2]

A post office operated at Maybert from 1886 to 1905 and again from 1907 to 1910.^[2] The name comes from the Maybert mine nearby.^[2]

Up until the 1960s, some cabins remained and were occupied by squatters. The forest service, with the property-owner's permission, burned the remaining buildings to the ground to drive the squatters out and avoid the risk of wildfire from people squatting there. (Family story of a former property owner)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maybert, California
2. ^ ^{a b c} Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 520. ISBN 9781884995149.